Aug 04
In an alternate universe version of Spiderman, Marvel Comics killed Peter Parker and made him into a half black, half latino character. Racists immediately lost their mind. I’d quote some of the things being said but don’t even want to dirty my fingers typing it. And I’ll type just about anything. People who hate this new character …
Nov 27
Sacramento artist Christy Savage. painted a portrait of my wife and her (our) dog. I love it. Pulp art is close to my heart. Same with the wife and dog. I’ve got a soft spot (and a hard one) for sleazy trash. Funny enough, in the gift giving guide of The Sacramento News and Review, right …
Aug 31
There’s some debate about whether the Christian Dior ad campaign Shanghai Dreamers is racist. It depicts tall white models against a background of “identical maoist robots.” I don’t really understand the debate. Of course it’s racist. Most advertising is. When it’s not out-rightly racist, sexist, classist, ageist and/or homophobic it often implies it. The industry …
Aug 28
Back in 2007, I sold a very short story to Space Squid. They got my name wrong, calling me Ryan C. Thomas. (A previous contributor.) I pointed out the error out and, by way of apology, they interviewed the pair of us in their next issue. All that aside, I’ve always felt friendly to Space …
Aug 20
Small Town Noir “The mug shots on this site were all taken in New Castle, Pennsylvania, between 1930 and 1959, and were rescued from the trash when the town’s police department threw them out. The information that has been used to reconstruct the stories behind the pictures comes mostly from old copies of the local …
Dec 16
Murder Wears Mukluks, 1955 on Flickr – Photo Sharing!. Murder wears mukluks, rape wears uggs and I wear a tie.
